The Impact

I, Mark Andrew McCarthy, Staff Writer for the Impact News and only person on earth with a brain, here by cast my endorsement for dulce de leche (creamy caramel) as a returning flavor to the Dum Dum lollipop brand.
I also condemn pink lemonade, the flavor currently winning the voting gauntlet, on the...

Being a brat is easy but being a Broadway brat is much harder. Being a college student and loving Broadway just doesn't mix but you can't knock a girl for trying.
The best way to get cheap tickets is by going to the TKTS booth in Time Square.
You know those big red steps everyone goes on to take...

Valentine’s Day is finally here, and for many couples it is a special occasion, while for others... it could get rocky.
As much as some women try to play it off and claim Valentine’s Day is no big deal, in the back of our heads it is because we expect some effort to be put in. Truth be told, I...

"So you're a crook then, right?"
"Do you even need a degree for that anymore?"
"Isn't it all just fake news?"
With a president who has started the fake news epidemic and is keen on bashing news outlets, these are the type of responses I get when I mention to people that I'm a journalism student....

Life has granted me the greatest gift, to experience love. I don’t mean the love that you get from having a spouse, but the type of love you get from your family and friends. The love that I have experienced so far in my life is the reason why I am happy. I am so grateful and appreciative that I am surr...

Sony please, for the love of god, step away from the movie rights.
I know you think you're good at comic adaptations, even though everyone says that you aren’t. I know that you think the success Spider-Man Homecoming has more to do with you and less to do with Disney stepping in to write the whol...

Recently, everyone has seemed to have an opinion about what we as women should and need to be doing. From the Recording Academy all the way into the White House, women have been attacked from all sides.
The music industry has seen its share of controversy over the course of the last couple of years b...

Life is unpredictable and you never know who will truly be there in future. I had a friend that was like a sister to me. Our bond was so tight not even an ant could fit. If you saw her, you saw me. She was the first person I messaged or called when I had a problem or to talk about certain subjects with....

Sandra Romero is a senior majoring in Communication Studies with a specialization in Public Relations. She is taking on many projects to end her college journey strong. From interning at an Integrated...

Dani Sarasky is a Media Studies major with a concentration in Television and Radio production. She is from a very small town on Long Island called Floral Park. She is a member and captain of the Mercy...

Tanisha Esprit, also known as Tan Tan or T, is majoring in journalism at Mercy College. She is from the breathtaking island of St.Thomas, USVI. She enjoys the view of pages turning and the pen gliding...

Jess Brandt is a Media Studies major specializing in Journalism. She is from the wholesome town of Folsom located in beautiful Northern California. She is a member of the Mercy College Women's soccer team...

Stephen Lyons is mostly found on chairs and couches in front of a Television. When he isn't wasting his life with Xbox games or TV series, he likes to write and take long walks on the beach. His goal is...

Nicole is from the Bronx and is a journalism major at Mercy College. Her hobbies include discovering new places to eat, photography, listening to every current album you could think of, and re-watching...

Olivia Meier, most commonly referred to as Liv, is a journalism student at Mercy College. And while she loves New York, she is a true Jersey girl. If she’s not writing with a latte in hand, you can find...